If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
If we had another left back Borrowdale would be keeping the bench warm, ive watched him closely a few times now and think he is a poor championship player.
For me, Legs is excellent at right back - and although ramage cant be faulted for effort, his pace is non existent, and his passing is generally woeful. I do admire the effort he puts in though, and his tackling is pretty good. Watson should definately go straight back into the middle - we were outplayed there in the last game. Lets just hope Hall doesnt play - for me, this would be a mistake - unless Stewart is injured of course
For me, Legs is excellent at right back - and although ramage cant be faulted for effort, his pace is non existent, and his passing is generally woeful. I do admire the effort he puts in though, and his tackling is pretty good. Watson should definately go straight back into the middle - we were outplayed there in the last game. Lets just hope Hall doesnt play - for me, this would be a mistake - unless Stewart is injured of course
Something wasn't right with Stew Peas on Friday, he took a very bad knock on his ankle at the end of the Derby match which could have been the reason or as others have said he had a bug, but something was wrong. I am not Hall's biggest admirer but he has actually done well this season.
For me, Legs is excellent at right back - and although ramage cant be faulted for effort, his pace is non existent, and his passing is generally woeful. I do admire the effort he puts in though, and his tackling is pretty good. Watson should definately go straight back into the middle - we were outplayed there in the last game. Lets just hope Hall doesnt play - for me, this would be a mistake - unless Stewart is injured of course
Couldn't disagree more Jill.
Stewart has been very poor this season and Hall has looked better this season under Mag than he has last season. He has composure something Stewart doesn't even understand about. If stewart starts then you might as well throw the form book out of the window and say play as sh it as you like as your my favourite. Fryatt must wish Stewart was marking him every week. Not harsh just a reality. At right back it has to be Legs for me. Ramage has also been very poor in his last 2 games. Borrowdale gets in due to no competition.
Something wasn't right with Stew Peas on Friday, he took a very bad knock on his ankle at the end of the Derby match which could have been the reason or as others have said he had a bug, but something was wrong. I am not Hall's biggest admirer but he has actually done well this season.
I dont want to start the Hall debate again - as people will know i dont rate him. But for me Hall does well WITH the ball - but without it, he is very poor. He looks composed with the ball at his feet, which is great - but the main thing in this division, and for any defenders is to get the ball away, and mark your players. He wins very little headers, is always caught out of position, and we give away ridiculous tap in unmarked goals all the time - most of this when he plays. The facts are simple, when Hall plays, we let in more goals - when Stewart plays, we keep more clean sheets
Couldn't disagree more Gill.
Stewart has been very poor this season and Hall has looked better this season under Mag than he has last season. He has composure something Stewart doesn't even understand about. If stewart starts then you might as well throw the form book out of the window and say play as sh it as you like as your my favourite. Fryatt must wish Stewart was marking him every week. Not harsh just a reality. At right back it has to be Legs for me. Ramage has also been very poor in his last 2 games. Borrowdale gets in due to no competition.
How good has our defence been so far? The last few games, we have scored a ridiculous amount of goals, and let in only a few. Before that, when Hall was playing - we were all saying that our defence went from being good, to being vulnerable. Hall would possibly suit the premiership - but in this division its about being physical, and getting the ball away - which is what Stewart does. He makes his mistakes, but who doesnt? he is clearly our most improved player
I dont want to start the Hall debate again - as people will know i dont rate him. But for me Hall does well WITH the ball - but without it, he is very poor. He looks composed with the ball at his feet, which is great - but the main thing in this division, and for any defenders is to get the ball away, and mark your players. He wins very little headers, is always caught out of position, and we give away ridiculous tap in unmarked goals all the time - most of this when he plays. The facts are simple, when Hall plays, we let in more goals - when Stewart plays, we keep more clean sheets
I tend to agree with you but we haven't got Conners and as I said it looked like something was wrong with Stewart. If Stewart is fit he does well particularly in the air and also stands up to the 'big lumps' that many CCC teams use and because he is fast he can retreive a lot of his initial mistakes.
Ramage had an absolute shocker on Friday against their big centre forward playing wide and because of that Stewart was also getting pulled out trying to cover.
For me its all about partnerships, Gorks / Stewart works and they have a good understanding and counterbalance to each other.
Gorks / Hall has never looked convincing whilst Hall / Stewart is fine.
So I would leave the back two the same. I'm in two minds whether to let Ramage redeem himself or to put legs at right back 50/50 in my mind.
In CM if fit its Mahon and Faurlin again as a partnership that works well as evidenced by 3 4 goal games in a row. Against Reading Watson and Faurlin started and it was far from convincing and we were much better once Watson had gone off.
So I'm all in favour for keeping it as settled as possible and playing the side that beat Derby
Comment